This creamy and rich body wash leaves your skin moisturized after just one wash. Coconut milk powder and coconut oil both have natural moisturizing properties that will leave your skin soft and smooth.

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"Is there a way to make body wash without this soap base/free from parabens and formaldehyde loaners? "

Staff Answer
Bubble Up can be used in a liquid soap base at 1-100%. We do not recommend exceeding more than 5% in a liquid soap/shampoo base as this additive has a very thin viscosity and will thin your liquid soap. We suggest starting at the low end and increase as desired.

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You can add a liquid coconut milk to this body wash but it does spoil the same way cow's milk would so a product containing coconut milk would need to be used quickly. Also, when adding a fresh ingredient to your product you should use a preservative such as Optiphen Plus to to help prevent bacteria, mold and fungal growth in your products. We have not tested this substitution and recommend testing in a small batch.

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Yes, you can substitute Fractionated for the 76° Coconut. However, this may change the overall texture of the finished body wash as the Fractionated Coconut Oil is thinner in viscosity than the Coconut oil 76° melt. You will want to test a small batch first.

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So glad you enjoyed the kit!! To thicken this formula, we recommend the bubble wash thickener. It is easy to use and works very, very well.
We have found the lather to be really good with this recipe. Are your hands wet with testing? Make sure you don't add additional oils or too many oils since that will pull down the lather significantly.

"I read that the preservative system is still effective up to 5% of additives yet the addition of the coconut oil in this recipe is more than 5% itself never mind the other additives. Is the coconut oil considered an additive? Thanks!"

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Preservatives are required according to the water content of a product. If the additives exceed 5% AND are water based then additional preservative will be needed. However, if the additives exceed 5% and are oil based, additional preservative may not be needed. We found that the amount of additives used in this recipe did not compromise the preservative system of the liquid suspension soap base.

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Weight measurements provide the best, most accurate results. For this reason all of our recipes are tested using weight bases measurements. The few ingredients that are exceptions to this are typically colorants and fragrance or essential oils as they are often used is such small amounts that weight measurements become difficult.

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Yes, you can substitute Fractionated for the 76° Coconut. However, this may change the overall texture of the finished body wash as the Fractionated Coconut Oil is thinner in viscosity than the Coconut oil 76° melt.

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No additional preservative is required in this recipe. However, if you would like to use a preservative to be on the safe side I would recommend our Optiphen Plus, Germall Plus or Germaben II E.

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Yes, you can add poppy seeds or any other mild exfoliant you desire. We recommend testing all substitutions in a small batch before making a larger batch for retail. You alone are responsible for product and recipe testing to ensure compatibility and safety. If selling, you would need to change the INCI ingredient listing to reflect any substitutions or changes to our original recipe.

"What other ingredients must you use to help incorporate the coconut powder and fragrance oil in a clear shower gel base?
I have a shower gel base and want to use this with your coconut milk shower wash receipe
Can u tell me what other ingredients maybe needed besides what is in your kit ?i will buy the kit but use my existing shower gel
Thank you"

Staff Answer
This recipe will not work with our Crystal Clear Shower Gel. The coconut milk powder is too heavy and will settle to the bottom of the bottles unless you use the Liquid Suspension Shower Gel. We have tested this recipe many times with the crystal clear shower gel and we were not able to get the coconut milk powder to suspend no matter what.

"I am making this kit but had a question about the maximum fragrance this soap base allows. It states 2% is the max fragrance but this recipe uses more than 2% ratio. I just want to make sure I am understanding the ratios correctly to create a safe product for my customers."

Staff Answer
Typically the liquid Suspension Soap base becomes too thin when fragrances are added at more than 2%. However, we found that for this recipe the coconut oil and the coconut milk Powder helped to thicken this base enough to counteract the thinning quality of the fragrance oil. The fragrance oil is also approved at up to 46.5% in a body wash so we are still within the IFRA guidelines for safe use.

"I want to try this recipe, but use it as a base. In other words not scented with the coconut fragrance oil but as a base that different scents can be added to. At the step of mixing coconut powder with coconut fragrance can the powder be added directly to soap and coconut oil mixture.
Thanks"

Staff Answer
We chose to mix the coconut milk powder with the fragrance prior to adding it to the shower gel and coconut oil mixture to prevent the powder from clumping. You will have to test adding the coconut milk powder directly to the shower gel and coconut oil mix to determine whether or not this will work. If you melt the coconut oil down first and mix the coconut milk powder into the oil before adding it to the shower gel that may prevent clumping but again this will require testing on your part to en